Grants:Wikimedia UG Nigeria Grants/Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Community Support Fund/ Wikimedia Fan Club University of Ilorin Art + Feminism 2023

Project summary

Official flier for photo walk session

Official flier for upload session

Wiki Art + Feminism is a global initiative that aims to address the gender gap and bias in content related to art and feminism on various Wikimedia projects. It is a movement that seeks to improve the representation and visibility of women artists, feminist art movements, and related topics on the Wikimedia platform. This project aims to engage the members of the University Of Ilorin Wikimedia Fan Club in a photo walk which will be based on photographing women across different ages, cultural background, walks of life and so on and an uploading session that will enlighten them on how to accurately upload pictures to Wikimedia Commons. It will help in bridging the knowledge gap on women and girls in the society.

Contact person and Location

Please state the contact details of the contact person(s) for this project including email(s) and location.

• bolu4success@gmail.com
• popoolaojames@gmail.com

University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State.

Timeline of activities

Please state the timeline of your activities and include the start and end date for your project. 1st August - 30th August

Project Goal

Choose one or more of the following goals. Feel free to add or delete goals as required by your project.

1. Create awareness about the Wiki Art + Feminism program and its activities.
2. Recruit and train new editors through the various photo expeditions, upload sessions and edit-a-thons.
3. Engage existing editors to contribute effectively to commons and introduce new editors to how to accurately contribute to Wiki Commons by properly adding relevant media files.

Project Plan

Activities

Tell us how you'll carry out your project. Be sure to answer the following questions:

1. Are you doing one editathon or training or a series of editathons or trainings?

We will be doing one Photo walk to 3 different sites, one uploading session on the school premises.

The arears we are visiting are;

1. Ipata market in Ilorin, Kwara state. It is a prominent market in the Ilorin City where a large amount of market women can be seen carrying out a variety of activities. Catalogues of media files can be taken at the location and added to the Wiki commons free knowledge space on working women in Africa.
2. Oja Oba market, close to the palace of the Emir of Ilorin. Venturing into one of the major food markets would help in capturing the daily commercial activities that the female traders engage in.
3. Dada pottery in the city of Ilorin. Media captures of the female craftmanship and artisanship at the Dada pottery would play a crucial role in making the knowledge of art and women in Africa readily available. Media from women carrying out commercial variety of activities from various walks of life will be significant in bridging the gender gap and representing African women more broadly.

2. How have you let relevant Wikimedia communities know about this proposal? You are required to provide links to on-wiki pages to inform these communities about your proposed work. Examples of places where this can be done include community discussion pages, affiliate discussion pages, or relevant project talk pages.
You may also provide information about external social media channels you may be using.

Yes, we have communicated with the Wikimedia Nigeria Community leadership about the project. You can find the link here

3. How will you let participants know about the edit-a-thon? In what ways will you be communicating with them?
For example, these can include on-wiki spaces, social media channels, mailing lists, messaging apps, or physical/online gatherings.

We will promote the contest through the fan club's official Social Media platforms (Facebook,Instagram and Twitter). We also plan to communicate with the participants through a fan clubs' WhatsApp group.

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

4. Do you have experienced Wikimedia editors to lead the event? Please provide links to the usernames of these individuals.
For example: User:Kaizenify

James Moore200

Hopilo12

Pojo07

Major Lyte

Ridzaina

5. Do participants have the equipment or skills needed to participate and contribute high quality content? If not, how will you support them?

Yes, participants already have smartphones and laptops. All the participants are computer literates.

6. How will you engage participants after the event(s)?

We will do a follow-up with participants, and encourage them to follow the various social media handles that promotes Wikicommons projects. We will provide them with tips on creating, and editing Wikicommons.

7. Is there anything else you want to tell us about this project?

The significance of Wiki Wiki Art + Feminism in the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

• Promoting African culture: Art + Feminism is an opportunity for members of the UNILORIN (University of Ilorin) Wikimedia Fanclub to showcase the diverse life of African women by taking and uploading pictures or them to Wikicommons so as to help promote proper portrayal of African women to the world, hence bridging the knowledge gap about African women.

• Enhancing digital skills: Participating in Wiki Art + Feminism can help to enhance digital skills among students and staff at the University of Ilorin. This can include skills related to photography, video editing, and content creation for digital platforms.

Impact

How will you know if the project is successful and you've met your goals? Please include the following targets:

1. Number of events : 2
2. Number of participants at the uploading session: 50
3. Number of participants for photo walk to the 3 selected sites:15
4. Number of new editors : 10
5. Number of Photo added on commons: 100+
6. Number of repeat participants (for projects that include a series of events) : 50

Metrics tracking

How do you plan to track your project metrics?

• A dashboard will be created for this and this dashboard will linked to the Wiki Art + Feminism Category which will be used to track the uploads.

Resources

What resources do you have? Include information on who is organizing the project, what they will do, and if you will receive support from anywhere else (in-kind donations or additional funding). Experienced Wikimedia editors and UNILORIN Fan Club executives like James Moore200, Hopilo12, Pojo07, Major Lyte, and Ridzaina will be leading the organization of the event.

Mobile phones, Laptops and resource guides for the trainings.

What resources do you need? For your funding request, list bullet points for each expense and include a total amount.

• Transportation/Hiring of Bus (to and fro) to convey 15 persons for photowalk to 3 different sites = ₦50,000

• Refreshments(for the Photowalk) = ₦1,500 × 15 = ₦22,500

• Refreshments(for the uploading session/Wikicommons training session) 50 plates of food @₦1,500 per plate = ₦75,000

• Drinks (4 packs) = ₦6,400

• Table Water (4 packs) = ₦3,200

• Airtime for calls for the organizing of the event and reaching out to some of the participants = ₦2,000

• Designing of flyers and promotional materials = ₦12,000

• DSLR Camera Rental (₦15,000 × 2) = ₦30,000

• Logistics and fees = ₦13,000

• Contingencies = #10,000

Total = ₦224,000

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